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Transcript of Federal Green Building Policies and Programs
Federal Green Building Policies and Programs
Cynthia Greene, Sr. AdvisorCynthia Greene, Sr. Advisor
Office of Assistance and
Pollution Prevention
7/25/07
Federal and EPA Green Building Efforts
� Federal Legislation and the Capitol Facility
� EPA’s National Network
� EPA New England
� AIA MOU
� EPA New England Buildings
� Community Energy Challenge
Green Building and EPA
� In the United States, buildings account
for:
39 % of total energy use
12 % of the total water consumption
68 % of total electricity consumption
38 % of the carbon dioxide emissions
136 million tons per year of construction and
demolition debris
Federal Legislation
High Performance Green Building High Performance Green Building
Act
Green the Capitol
Congress – The House of Representatives
� Speaker Pelosi’s Green Capitol Initiative
– Carbon neutrality in 18 months
Energy efficiency projects– Energy efficiency projects
– Environmentally Preferable Procurement
– Fleet
– Energy Expo for staff
– Green Revolving Fund
EPA’s National Green Building Workgroup
� Formed in 2003, meets monthly
� Coordinates cross-office interaction,
information sharing and marketinginformation sharing and marketing
� 30 Offices and 10 Regions participating
www.epa/greenbuilding
EPA New England and Green Buildings
� On-line resources
� EPA programs and sectors
� Educating our staff
� AIA MOU
� Our Buildings
� Work with the States
EPA New England On-line Resources
� Energy Websitewww.epa.gov/region01/eco/energy/index
- Energy Star
- Global Climate Change- Global Climate Change
- Transportation and Fuels
- Community Energy Challenge
� Green Building Website -www.epa.gov/region1/topics/envpractice/gbuildings
- Residential green building guide
- Reuse in New England guide
- College and University Best Management Practices
EPA Programs and Sectors
� Brownfields
� Smartgrowth
� Hospitals
� College and Universities
Green Expo
Memorandum of Understanding with American Institute of Architects
� 2/2005 EPA HQs signs an MOU with AIA
� 5/2005 EPA Region 2 signs MOU with NY � 5/2005 EPA Region 2 signs MOU with NY and NJ AIA
� 1/2006 16 Federal Agencies sign Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings
EPA New England MOU with AIA
North Chelmsford Laboratory
Gold LEED building
Post Office Court House
EPA New England Community Energy Challenge
� New England has among the nation’s highest energy costs– Our 1500 cities, towns spend nearly one billion – Our 1500 cities, towns spend nearly one billion
dollars every year on energy for buildings and schools
� Energy used in buildings is the number one source of GHG emissions in most communities
EPA New England Community Energy Challenge (continued)
� EPA is Challenging Every City and Town to:
– Commit to energy efficiency by taking the Challenge
– Benchmark all buildings and/or schools– Benchmark all buildings and/or schools
– Set a target to reduce energy use by 10% or more
– Promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in the community
� EPA will provide:
– High Profile Regional and National Recognition
– Free training and technical support
For more information
Green Buildings
� Cynthia Greene 617-918-1813
[email protected]@epa.gov
� Myra Schwartz 617-918-1696
Community Energy Challenge
� Shubhada Kambli 617-918-1584